Newly Qualified Paramedic - Mid & South Essex East of England Ambulance Service Trust

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a forward-thinking ambulance service, where your role as a paramedic will be crucial in providing exceptional care to patients across urban and rural settings. This position offers a structured two-year program to support your transition from newly qualified to a confident clinician, complete with mentorship and access to clinical advice. With a commitment to teamwork, respect, and quality, you will be part of an organization that values your contributions and fosters career progression. Enjoy numerous benefits, including a competitive salary, NHS pension scheme, and opportunities for advanced clinical practice. Your journey in emergency care starts here!

Benefits

£1500 initial payment (Southend Only)

Career progression opportunities

24/7 clinical advice access

NHS Pension Scheme

Free parking

27 days annual leave

Occupational Health services

Staff support networks

Qualifications

• Graduates completing studies in Paramedic Science are encouraged to apply.
• Support includes mentorship and structured practice for new paramedics.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding care to patients in various environments.
• Work alongside clinical staff and manage emergency situations.

Skills

Paramedic skills

Emergency response driving

Clinical decision-making

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Paramedic Science

NQP consolidation program

Tools

Tablet for electronic patient care records

Job description

This vacancy is for Chelmsford, Southend and Basildon.

This vacancy is for graduates completing their studies within the next 6 months or have already graduated.

Our vision - Outstanding care, exceptional people, every hour of every day. #WeAreEEAST

Our values - Care, quality, teamwork, respect & honesty.

We are welcoming applications from our non-placement students to continue their Paramedic career with the East of England Ambulance Service Trust.

As a bonus to joining our growing team, we are also delighted to be able to offer you the following in addition to the advertised salary to join the team and applicable to this advert only:

1. £1500* payment in your first months’ pay (Southend Only) *All payments are subject to usual deductions of Tax and NI

Benefits include:

1. Career progression opportunities in to advanced clinical practice, leadership, education or research
2. Access to 24/7 clinical advice, Critical Care desk and an Operational Commander
3. Additional 5% fringe (high cost area) in certain areas of Hertfordshire and Essex
4. C1 reimbursement of up to £1,000 (subject to terms and conditions)
5. Level 3 Emergency Response Driving certificate
6. Pay enhancement for out of hours shift working
7. NHS Pension Scheme
8. Free parking
9. Minimum of 27 days annual leave
10. Occupational Health services including a 24hr Employee Assistance Program, mental health and wellbeing, legal and financial services
11. Staff support networks BAME, LGBTQ+, Multi Faith and All Women in EEAST.

At EEAST, we expect our paramedic workforce to continue to deliver CQC rated ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and work harmoniously alongside our dedicated team of clinical staff, volunteers, call handlers and dispatchers and support services. Paramedics will routinely work with other Allied Health Professionals in partnership organisations in both hospitals and community based services to ensure safe referrals and discharge.

A shift on an ambulance is like no other workplace. You will operate in a wide range of environments, across both urban and rural areas managing everything from birth to end of life, chronic conditions to critical illness or injury.

The two-year NQP consolidation provides you with a structured, nationally developed program of support, mentorship and supervision allowing you to transition from newly qualified in to a confident and fully autonomous clinician.

Support includes:

1. No solo responding in first 6 months
2. 150-300 hours supervised practice in first 12 weeks after registration with an experienced paramedic.
3. Practice Educator course completion at 9 months onwards, via Trust approved practice education program.
4. A 24/7 Clinical Advice Line to validate your clinical decision-making, discharging planning and practice, advice on procedures or escalate critical, complex on scene decisions.
5. Personally issued tablet to access electronic patient care records, up to date clinical guidelines, incident management and alternative care pathway applications.

EEAST employs over 5,000 staff with a further 1,000+ volunteers who between them cover 7,500 square miles and care for a population of more than 6 million.

Our three control rooms in Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Essex handle more than 1 million 999 calls every year, over 2,500 calls a day.

We manage a fleet of over 1,000 vehicles including double staffed ambulances, rapid response cars, operational commander response vehicles, patient transport and support service vehicles.

The East of England works alongside 17 Acute Trusts with Accident & Emergency services and a Major Trauma Centre in Cambridge. Access is available to neighbouring MTCs such as those in London.

Our core values:

1. Care- We value warmth, empathy and compassion in all our relationships
2. Teamwork- Together as one, we work with pride and commitment to achieve our vision
3. Quality- We strive to consistently achieve high standards through continuous improvement
4. Respect- We value individuals, including our patients, our staff and our partners in every interaction
5. Honesty- We value a culture that has trust, integrity and transparency at the centre of everything we do.

Our 4 goals are:

1. Be an exceptional place to work, volunteer and learn
2. Provide outstanding quality of care and performance
3. Be excellent collaborators and innovators as system partners
4. Be an environmentally and financially sustainable organisation

At EEAST recruitment, we would like to wish you the best of luck with your application and thank you for considering EEAST as your future employer.

This advert closes on Friday 20 Dec 2024.